Richarlison and Martín Zubimendi are changing things up at Spurs and Arsenal while Graham Potter needs to get ugly Ruben Amorim has been a highly successful Manchester United manager against continental opposition and promoted Premier League clubs. He’s been respectable against the top teams in England, with a win at...
Tommy Fleetwood wins Tour Championship to finally break US duck
Englishman hits final round 68 to win by three shots Patrick Cantley and Russell Henley tie for second It was not Patrick Cantlay, Russell Henley, Scottie Scheffler or any other golfer that Tommy Fleetwood had to battle with at the Tour Championship. Instead, the Englishman had to see off the...
Raducanu thrashes Ena Shibahara for first US Open victory since 2021 title
British No 1 dispatches qualifier 6-1, 6-2 Victory is first in grand slam under new coach Four years after her three life-changing weeks in New York, Emma Raducanu overcame a significant mental hurdle as she secured her first victory at the US Open since her 2021 title run in impressive...
Amorim tells Manchester United to ‘grow up’ while Fernandes says referee triggered penalty miss
Smith Rowe goal denies visitors first win ‘We scored then we forgot how we play’ Ruben Amorim said his team need to “grow up” after Emile Smith Rowe’s equaliser for Fulham held Manchester United to a 1-1 draw at Craven Cottage. The problem, according to United’s manager, was his team...
Inspired Cantlay challenges Fleetwood in bid for Tour Championship glory
Home hope Cantlay birdies four of last five holes Fleetwood tied for East Lake lead after 67 Keegan Bradley, Scottie Scheffler, Patrick Cantlay? Just when Tommy Fleetwood looked to have a firm grip on this Tour Championship, Cantlay emerged from the shadows in a bid to become the third member...
Ethical Diamond shines in the Ebor as Mullins’ expansion on the Flat continues
5-1 favourite claims Europe’s richest Flat handicap Andrew Balding completes £500,000 double at York Patrick Mullins, son and assistant to his father, Willie, spoke at length after their latest success in the Grand National in April about the champion jumps trainer’s insatiable need to keep pressing on. The stable’s steady...
Gliders battle thunderstorms and wildfire smoke at women’s world championship | Emma John
British team had a ‘nightmare’ in the Czech Republic, but the solidarity among competing nations shone through Anne Soltow’s glider was leading the field all day. Now it is in an actual field and a kilometre short of the finish. The single-seater sailplane looks like a giant alien bug: long...
Guardiola defends Trafford selection after error in Manchester City’s defeat by Spurs
‘He made a good first game,’ says manager Thomas Frank pleased with Spurs scorer Palhinha Pep Guardiola defended selecting James Trafford ahead of Ederson and said Manchester City lost 2-0 to Tottenham because “we missed the simple things”. Ederson was a substitute at the Etihad Stadium and a sloppy ball...
Amy Cokayne calls for England to be ‘more clinical’ despite USA thrashing
Red Roses beat USA 69-7 in Rugby World Cup opener ‘There are a few things that didn’t quite go right’ England want to be “more clinical” at the Women’s Rugby World Cup, their hooker Amy Cokayne said after the 69-7 thrashing of the USA in Friday’s opening game. While the...
‘It’s in my DNA’: undimmed Venus Williams returns to US Open at 45
The seven-times major champion is making her 25th appearance in a US Open, facing Karolína Muchová in the same Arthur Ashe Stadium she helped christen in 1997 Venus Williams will take the court on Monday night for her record-extending 25th US Open singles appearance, the Here We Go Again meme...